RJD chief Lalu Yadav, Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi arrive in Mumbai ahead of INDIA alliance's third meet
Aug 29, 2023
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 29 : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav along with his son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav arrived in Mumbai ahead of the INDIA alliance's third meet to be held on August 31- September 1.
The meeting will discuss the alliance strategies for the Lok Sabha election and the seat sharing in the states. A new logo of the INDIA alliance is also likely to be launched.
The alliance is also expected to name a convener and the Bihar Chief Minister is said to be a frontrunner for the position. Nitish Kumar played a key role in bringing together the various opposition parties to form the INDIA alliance.
While speaking to reporters on Sunday, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar had hinted at the possible expansion of the alliance with a few more regional parties expected to join hands with the alliance.
"We will discuss the INDIA alliance's strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Mumbai. Seat sharing and other issues are also on our agenda for the meeting. A few more political parties will join our coalition. I want to unite the maximum number of parties before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. I am working in that direction" said Nitish Kumar
Congress Leader PL Punia said that the names for the Prime Minister post for the INDIA bloc will be decided after the alliance registers victory in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
"INDIA alliance has decided that the Prime Minister will be decided after coming to power. The elected MPs will choose the PM,' the Congress leader said.
A total of 26 to 27 parties are likely to participate in the third meeting of the newly formed opposition alliance in Mumbai.
INDIA or ‘Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance’ is a group of 26 opposition parties, including the Congress. The parties have come together to take on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is led by PM Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and prevent it from winning a third straight term at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The first meeting of the joint opposition convened in Patna on June 23 and the second meeting was held in Bengaluru on July 17-18. The third meeting is slated to be in Mumbai on August 31-September 1.
